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1400
Europeans begin to sail south around Africa
The Europeans were attempting to reach the wealth of resources found in India and China. -
1500
European Traders begin to sell to Africans
The Europeans started to sell Africans guns and goods from Europe. They did this in exchange for slaves. -
1500
Europeans begin to build trading posts in Africa
They built these to trade slaves. It was the start of slavery there. -
Europeans start to colonize
The Europeans began to take over Africa. They did this in hopes to take the resources Africa has. -
Europe takes almost all of Africa
The only country to remain uncolonized was Ethiopia until Italy invaded it. -
Africans begin to rebel
Like the events of World War II, Africans began to really rebel against colonization because they didn't like what was happening. -
South Africa became independent from Great Britan
Even though the white was a small group in South Africa, they were the wealthiest. Because of that, they controlled the government and all the businesses. -
The Kikuyu people of Kenya begin a political organization
They did this to fight for freedom from Great Britain. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Italy invaded Ethiopia and then all of Africa was taken over. -
Kwame Nkrumah introduces the idea of Pan-Africanism
In Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah brought up the idea of Pan-Africanism. That was a belief in the unity of all Black Africans worldwide. -
Afrikaners made apartheid law
Afrikaners (white people in South Africa), made apartheid law. Black South Africans were forced to live and work where whites wanted them. Blacks received bad health care and schooling and could not marry white people. They were not allowed to vote so they couldn't have a say in the government. -
Sudan gains independence
Sudan gains independence from Great Britain. In the south most people aren't Arab. Most of the Muslim Arabs are in the northern part. Christianity was practiced most in the south. -
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People in the south of Sudan rebel (First Civil War)
People in the south rebel against the northern rule. That lead to two civil wars. -
Ghana gains its independence
Pan-Africanism made Jomo Kenyatta in Kenya and Nnamdi Azikiwe in Nigeria to fight for freedom. -
Nigeria becomes independent
It was a fierce struggle against the British for Nigeria to become independent. Life was not perfect in Africa after everyone became independent because they were all unstable. -
Belgium Congo becomes independent
Belgium Congo was unable to create a stable, good government after this happens. There were some bad things that happened because of this. -
RwandaI gains independence
After this, violence broke out. The Hutu then took control. -
Kenya becomes independent
It took a very long time for Kenya to become independent. Jomo Kenyatta would become Kenya’s first leader. -
Mandela was arrested for protesting apartheid
Mandela was arrested and had to spend the rest of his life in prison for what he did. Mandela continued to protest in prison because he wanted apartheid to stop. -
Joseph Mobutu seized power
He renamed the country Zaire and ruled for 32 years. The suffering of the people of Congo continued because of his violence and corruption. -
Igbo people tries to declare themselves independent.
They named their new country Biafra. What the Igbo did started a civil war. Over one million people died before the Igbo agreed to stay a part of Nigeria. -
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(Second Civil War in Sudan)
Millions of people died from these two civil wars. -
de Klerk was elected president of South Africa
After he was elected, he saw that apartheid could not continue because of how bad it was. -
de Klerk announced the end of apartheid
de Klerk not only announced the end of apartheid, he also released Mandela from prison -
Mandela and de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
They were awarded the Nobel Peace prize for ending apartheid. -
South Africa held its first open elections
Since everyone was now allowed to vote, Nelson Mandela was elected the new president for all the good he has done. -
Hutu begins to engage in genocide
The Hutu people were against the Tutsi people. Almost 1 million Tutsi people were murdered. The Tutsi eventually came back to power and gained back peace. -
People in Tunisia begin to protest
Tunisia people wanted a more democratic government, so they began to protest. The movement was named the Arab Spring. People used social media to spread awareness. -
Sudan recognizes South Sudan’s independence
In an area west of Sudan, Darfur, there is very little water. That led to black farmers fighting with Arab herders for control of what water they get. The Sudanese government backed the herders. They then overlooked the acts of violence the herders were using against the farmers. -
President Ben Ali resigned
Because he resigned, a democratic government was elected. The same thing happened in Algeria and Morocco. -
Qaddafi was captured and killed
After Qaddafi was killed, a new government was elected. Since not all people were happy with this, terrorist and violence groups started to rebel. -
President Hosni Mubarak is forced to resign
Egypt was under the control of Mubarak for 30 years. He was a dictator who had controlled Egypt. -
Mubarak is replaced
Mubarak was replaced by a Islamic fundamentalist government. The new government was led by, Mohammed Morsi. -
Morsi's government was overthrown by the military
Morsi was put in prison and his political party was banned. The police and military was given more power from the new constitution.